JP2014008275A - Game program and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game program and a game device capable of displaying a display body including a plurality of elements without increasing the occupancy of the display body displayed on a game screen.SOLUTION: A computer functions as: display body displaying means 30c for displaying a first display body (G1) moving on a prescribed course from a first initial position B1 in a prescribed direction on the basis of a first operation of a player and a second display body (G2) moving on the same course as the first display body (G1) from a second initial position B2 in the same direction as the direction with the first display body (G1) moving on the basis of prescribed information in the case that a prescribed event occurs; determination means 30d for determining whether or not the first display body (G1) arrives at a prescribed arrival position C1, and also determining whether or not the second display body (G2) arrives at the position of the first display body (1); and event processing means 30e for performing processing of an event success or failure on the basis of a determination result of the determination means 30d.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game program and a game apparatus capable of providing an effect that gives a player a sense of urgency while efficiently displaying success or failure of an event when a predetermined event occurs on a game screen.

  In recent years, action games have been put on the market to advance a game while subverting enemy characters such as monsters in a virtual space. In this type of action game, when a predetermined event occurs in a battle between a player character and an enemy character, a configuration is known in which the success or failure of the event is displayed on a game screen using a predetermined gauge ( For example, refer nonpatent literature 1). For example, in Non-Patent Document 1, when an enemy character having a “restraint attack” that captures and damages a player character as one of the attacking means captures the player character, one gauge is displayed, and the player is By performing the above operation, when the gauge is reduced and the gauge is exhausted, the player character can escape from the restraint of the enemy character (the event is successful).

Monster Hunter 3 (Trial) Official Guide Book, Enterbrain Issue, Famitsu Book Editorial Department, December 10, 2009, p. 181

  However, in an aspect such as Non-Patent Document 1, it is possible to display only whether the gauge is increased or decreased, and it is not possible to include a plurality of elements for success or failure of the event. For example, in addition to increasing the success gauge due to the number of attacks (predetermined number of operations) of the player character, trying to display independently that the failure gauge increases based on the time limit and the action of the enemy character. Multiple gauges were needed. As the number of gauges increases, the proportion of gauge display on the game screen increases, and the display becomes complicated and difficult to see. In particular, since the game screen in a portable game device is relatively small, it is preferable that the proportion of the gauge display is as low as possible. Such a problem is not limited to gauge display, but applies to all display bodies that display achievement, progress, etc., by moving a marker from one point to another on the game screen.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game program and a game apparatus capable of displaying a display body including a plurality of elements without increasing the occupation ratio of the display body displayed on the game screen. .

  According to the present invention, there is provided a game program for causing a computer to generate a virtual space for generating a virtual space in which a player character behaves, a character control unit for controlling the action of the player character, and a predetermined first event when a predetermined event occurs. A first display body that moves in a predetermined direction on a predetermined route from a first initial position based on the information of the first information, and the first display body based on predetermined second information that is different from the first information Display body display means for displaying a second display body that moves in the same direction as the first display body moves from the second initial position on the same route, and the first display body at a predetermined arrival position. And determining whether or not the second display body has reached the position of the first display body, and determining the event based on the determination result of the determination means. It is intended to function as an event processing means for processing success or failure.

  The event processing means performs a success process of the event when it is determined that the first display body has reached the arrival position, and before the first display body reaches the arrival position, When it is determined that two display bodies have reached the first display body, the event failure processing may be performed.

  The first information includes first operation information of a player who operates the player character, and the first display body may move based on the first operation information of the player who operates the player character. Good.

  The second information includes a motion of a non-player character related to the event, and the second display body moves with time and according to a motion of the non-player character related to the event. The amount of movement may increase.

  The second display body may be configured such that at least one of a movement amount and a second initial position with respect to the first initial position differs according to at least one of a type and a state of a non-player character related to the event. .

  The second information includes second operation information of a player who operates the player character, and the second display body moves with time and responds to the second operation information of the player. The movement amount may be reduced.

  The event occurs when a value obtained by the player character performing a predetermined attack on a predetermined part of a non-player character related to the event exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and the character control means Based on the occurrence of the event, the player character is placed in a riding state at a predetermined position on the non-player character so that the player character can make a predetermined attack on the non-player character in the riding state. The first display body moves based on the attack of the player character against the non-player character, and the event processing means determines that the first display body has reached the arrival position. In this case, as the success process of the event, the non-player character is Controlled to be easily made down attacked from Ya character, the threshold may be be higher as the number of successful past the event is high.

  A game device according to the present invention includes a program storage unit that stores the above-described game program, and a computer that executes the program stored in the program storage unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game program and game device which can display the display body in which the some element was included, without increasing the occupation rate of the display body displayed on a game screen can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the game device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the content of the game implement | achieved by the game program which the game device shown in FIG. 1 performs, and is a figure which shows the game screen at the time of a riding state start. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the content of the game implement | achieved by the game program which the game device shown in FIG. 1 performs, and is a figure which shows the game screen in the middle of riding state. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the content of the game implement | achieved by the game program which the game device shown in FIG. 1 performs, and is a figure which shows a game screen when a riding attack is successful. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the content of the game implement | achieved by the game program which the game device shown in FIG. 1 performs, and is a figure which shows a game screen when a riding attack fails. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the control part 30 with which the game device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided. It is a flowchart which shows the whole flow of the event process in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the event success / failure process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of a 1st display body and a 2nd display body.

  Hereinafter, a game program and a game apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Hardware configuration]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a game apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 1 includes a control unit 30. The control unit 30 includes a CPU 11, a drawing data generation processor 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 14, and a drawing process. A processor 15 and an audio processor 18 are included. The game apparatus 1 further includes a VRAM (Video-RAM) 16, an amplifier 19, a speaker 20, an earphone terminal 21, an operation unit 22, a media interface 23, a wireless LAN module 24, and a bus 25. Of these, the CPU 11, the drawing data generation processor 12, the RAM 13, the ROM 14, the drawing processing processor 15, the voice processing processor 18, the operation unit 22, the media interface 23, and the wireless LAN module 24 can mutually transmit data via the bus 25. It is connected to the.

  The operation unit 22 includes direction keys and other button groups (not shown), receives an operation of the player, and inputs operation information (operation signal) according to the operation content to the CPU 11. In addition, various buttons included in the direction key and the button group are operators for instructing a specific action of the player character. The operation unit 22 includes a power switch for turning on / off the power of the game apparatus 1 in addition to these operators.

  The media interface 23 accesses the game media 5 set in a media mounting unit (not shown) and reads the game program 5a and the game data 5b. Among these, the game program 5a is for causing the game apparatus 1 to execute a game in which, for example, a player character and an enemy character battle each other in a virtual space. The game data 5b includes data necessary for executing the game, such as character and background image data, image data for displaying information such as status, sound data such as sound effects and BGM, characters and symbols. Message data etc. are included. The game media 5 that is a recording medium can employ UMD (Universal Media Disc) (registered trademark), which is a kind of optical disc, in addition to a semiconductor memory.

  In the RAM 13, a load area for storing the game program 5a and game data 5b read from the game media 5 according to the progress of the game, and a work area for use when the CPU 11 processes the game program 5a are set. Has been. The ROM 14 stores basic functions of the game apparatus 1 such as a disk loading function, and basic programs for controlling the reading process of the game program 5a and game data 5b stored in the game media 5.

  The CPU 11 reads all or part of the game program 5a and the game data 5b recorded in the game media 5 into the RAM 13 through the media interface 23, and executes them according to the operation of the operation unit 22 by the player. To control. More specifically, when an operation signal is input from the operation unit 22 by being operated by the player, the CPU 11 performs a predetermined game progress process corresponding to the operation signal in accordance with the game program 5a, and displays the processing result. An image indicating the progress of the game (hereinafter referred to as “game image”) is displayed on the display 2 and a sound signal indicating the progress of the game (hereinafter referred to as “game sound”) is output to the speaker 20 and the earphone terminal 21.

  Drawing of the game image is performed by the drawing processor 15 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 11. That is, the CPU 11 determines the content of the game image to be displayed on the display 2 based on the operation signal input from the operation unit 22 and causes the drawing data generation processor 12 to generate drawing data necessary for the content. Then, the drawing data is transferred to the drawing processor 15 to perform drawing processing. The drawing processor 15 generates a game image every 1/60 seconds based on the drawing data, and writes the generated game image in the VRAM 16. The display 2 has a transflective color liquid crystal display and a backlight LED (Light Emitting Diode), and displays a game image written in the VRAM 16.

  Further, the CPU 11 determines sound effects such as sound effects and BGM to be output from the speaker 20 in accordance with the progress of the game, reads out sound data for generating the sound from the RAM 13 and inputs the sound data to the sound processor 18. . That is, when a sound generation event occurs with the progress of the game, the CPU 11 reads out sound generation data corresponding to the sound generation event (pronunciation data loaded from the game media 5) from the RAM 13 and inputs it to the sound processing processor 18. The audio processor 18 is composed of a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and after giving a predetermined effect (for example, reverb, chorus, etc.) to the sound generation data input by the CPU 11, it converts it into an analog signal, Output to the amplifier 19. The amplifier 19 amplifies the audio signal input from the audio processor 18 and then outputs it to the speaker 20 and the earphone terminal 21.

  The wireless LAN module 24 is a communication module for configuring a network by performing data communication with another game device 1 through a wireless LAN compliant with the communication standard IEEE802.11b (used frequency band 2.4 GHz, communication speed 11 Mbps). .

[Description of game system]
2 to 5 are schematic diagrams for explaining the contents of a game realized by the game program 5a executed by the game apparatus shown in FIG. 2 to 5 show a game screen D displayed on the display of the game apparatus 1. The game screen D also displays gauges indicating the physical strength of the player character P and the enemy character N, items that can be used by the player character, etc., but are not shown.

  In this game, a virtual space S having a predetermined spread is set, and there is a player character P in the virtual space S that can be directly controlled by the player by operating the operation unit 22. doing. Further, in the same virtual space S, the movement of the player cannot be directly controlled by the operation of the player, and an enemy character N such as a monster that is a non-player character whose movement is controlled by the CPU 11 also appears. It has become. Further, a virtual camera (not shown) for imaging the virtual space S is disposed at a predetermined position near the player character P in the virtual space S. As shown in FIGS. An image of the virtual space S captured by the virtual camera is displayed on the game screen D on the display 2 of 1. The game is an action game in which the player operates the player character P while fighting the enemy character N while watching the virtual space S displayed on the display 2, and subjugates this.

  A predetermined event is set in the game program 5a. In the present embodiment, a riding attack that is one of the attack modes of the player character P against the predetermined enemy character N is set as a predetermined event. The riding attack is an event that attacks while riding on the enemy character N. For this reason, the player character P can get on the enemy character N by attacking a predetermined part of the enemy character N by a jump attack or the like. Further, during the riding attack event, it is possible to attack on the enemy character N, and when the riding attack event is successful, the enemy character N enters a down state in which it is easy to receive an attack from the player character P. The down state is a state in which greater damage can be given to the enemy character N.

  The transition mode to the riding attack will be described in more detail. The enemy character N capable of riding attack is provided in advance with a parameter for accumulating damage given to a predetermined part by a predetermined attack (hereinafter referred to as a “riding transition parameter”). When the player character P attacks a predetermined part (for example, the back) of the enemy character N by a predetermined attack, a damage effect different from that when the player character P attacks another part of the enemy character N (for example, an effect with different attack effect modes). Is done. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player that the enemy character has been stored and the transition parameters have been accumulated. At this time, a value corresponding to the given damage is accumulated as the boarding transition parameter of the enemy character N.

  When the value accumulated in the transfer transition parameter is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the player character P as shown in FIG. 2 is automatically enemies when the attack is hit (attack motion is reproduced). It will be in the state which got on character N (ride state). At this time, an effect that the riding state is achieved may be performed by changing the position or angle of the demo movie or the virtual camera.

  As the transfer parameter, values corresponding to different damages depending on the type of weapon, the part hit by the attack, the state of the enemy character N, and the like are accumulated. In this case, for example, if the damage threshold is 25, if the first attack is 9 damage, the second attack is 8 damage, and the third attack is 10 damage, the third attack is When you go, you can get on the back of the enemy character N. The parameter may be the number of times a predetermined attack hits a predetermined part of the enemy character. In this case, for example, when the threshold value of the number of attacks is set to 5 times, it is possible to get on the back of the enemy character N when the fifth attack is performed.

  In addition, instead of accumulating a value corresponding to the applied damage, the value corresponding to the damage is subtracted from the predetermined initial value, and the ride transition parameter is set to the riding state when the value becomes a predetermined threshold value or less. It may be migrated.

  Further, this threshold value may change every time a riding attack is successful (the enemy character N is brought into a down state). In other words, the threshold value may be increased each time a riding attack is successful and it may be difficult to shift to the riding state, or the threshold value is decreased every time a riding attack is successful, so that the transition to the riding state is facilitated. Also good. Further, instead of changing the threshold value, the damage value to be applied may be changed. In other words, the damage value given each time a riding attack succeeds may be increased to make it easier to make a transition to the riding state, or the damage value given each time a riding attack succeeds is reduced, and thereafter May be difficult to succeed. Moreover, although the damage given to a threshold value also does not change, the damage given according to the number of attacks (total number) for shifting to a riding state is good also as a change. For example, if the threshold is 30, the first attack damage is 30, the second attack damage is 15, the third attack damage is 10, the fourth attack damage is 5, and the fifth and subsequent attack damage is 1. To do. In this case, in the first riding attack event, the threshold value is 30 or more in one attack (30), and the riding state can be entered. In the second event of the riding attack, the threshold value is 30 or more in three attacks (15 + 10 + 5), and it is possible to shift to the riding state. On the other hand, the damage dealt increases as the number of attacks increases.

  Note that the transition mode to the riding state is not limited to the above example. For example, the following aspects may be adopted. In other words, when the value accumulated in the riding transition parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the enemy character N performs a riding enablement effect indicating that the player character P can ride the enemy character N. At this time, if the player character P takes a predetermined action (for example, the player character P enters a predetermined range with the enemy character N as a reference within a predetermined time), the player character P as shown in FIG. The vehicle automatically gets on the enemy character N (riding state).

  In the riding state shown in FIG. 2, the player character P can make an attack by the player performing the first operation. The attack in the riding state succeeds in the riding attack (successful event) when a certain attack (damage or number of times) is applied, and as shown in FIG. However, after shifting to the riding state, the enemy character N performs a swing-down action (for example, rampage) on the player character P as shown in FIG. If the enemy character N performs a certain swing-down action before the player character P makes a certain attack, the riding attack fails (event failure), and the player character P swings from the enemy character N as shown in FIG. It is dropped and enters a disadvantageous state (for example, damage is given, or the enemy character N catches the player character P and is restrained and attacked). The player character P can suppress the swinging-down action of the enemy character N when the player performs the second operation.

[Functional configuration of control unit]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the control unit 30 included in the game apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, and mainly shows functions necessary for realizing the above-described game system. As described above, the control unit 30 operates as a computer including the CPU 11, the drawing data generation processor 12, the RAM 13, the ROM 14, the drawing processing processor 15, and the sound processing processor 18. And the control part 30 which operate | moves as this computer is provided with the function which is demonstrated below by executing the game program 5a and the game data 5b which were read from the game media 5. FIG. That is, the control unit 30 includes a virtual space generation unit 30a, a character control unit 30b, an event generation unit 30c, a gauge display unit 30d as a display body display unit, a determination unit 30e, and an event processing unit 30f.

  Among these, the virtual space generation unit 30a generates a virtual space S in which the player character P acts. The virtual space S includes a virtual space in which the player character P and the enemy character N battle each other.

  The character control means 30b controls the action of the player character P acting in response to the operation of the operation unit 22 by the player, and controls the enemy character N that attacks the player character P. For example, the character control unit 30b controls various actions including movement, attack, and defense of the player character P during the battle in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 22 by the player. Moreover, the character control means 30b controls various operations such as movement, attack and defense of the enemy character N, for example. The character control means 30b also controls the operation of a non-player character that is not the enemy character N (a character who becomes a friend and attacks the enemy character N together, or a villager who is neither a friend nor an enemy).

  The event generating means 30c manages the value by the predetermined attack on the enemy character N related to the predetermined event as described above, and generates the event when the value exceeds a predetermined threshold value. . More specifically, in the present embodiment, the event generating means 30c determines whether the parameter for accumulating damage of a predetermined part of the enemy character N has exceeded a predetermined threshold regarding the riding attack (event) by the player character P. Judgment is made and if the threshold is exceeded, a riding attack event is generated.

  When the riding attack event occurs, the gauge display means 30d, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the first display body and the second display body that serve as an indication of the success and failure of the riding attack The gauge G1 and the second gauge G2 are displayed on the game screen D. Specifically, the gauge display means 30d includes a first gauge G1 that increases in a predetermined direction on a predetermined path (gauge frame G0) from the first initial position B1 based on predetermined first information, A second gauge G2 that increases in the same direction as the direction in which the first gauge G1 increases from the second initial position B2 on the same path as the first gauge G1 based on predetermined second information that is different from the first information; Is displayed on the game screen D. In the present embodiment, the first information includes the first operation information of the player who operates the player character P, and the second information operates the action of the enemy character N related to the riding attack event and the player character P. 2nd operation information of the player who plays.

  In FIG. 2, on the game screen D, the tip (right end) of the first gauge G1 increasing from left to right is at a first initial position B1 between the left end (base end) and the right end (tip) of the gauge. The position is shown. The first gauge G1 increases as the tip of the first gauge G1 moves from left to right. An icon H imitating the face of a monster is displayed at the tip of the second gauge G2 so that the position of the tip can be easily understood. The second initial position B2 is set at the left end of the first gauge G1 (the left end of a gauge frame G0 described later). For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, in the state (initial state) where the tip of the second gauge G2 is displayed at the initial position B2, only the icon H at the tip is displayed. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2 are increased from the initial positions B1 and B2 (the respective tips have moved in the same direction) from FIG.

  The determination unit 30e determines whether or not the first gauge G1 has reached a predetermined arrival position C1, and determines whether or not the second gauge G2 is equal to or greater than the first gauge G1. Specifically, the determination unit 30e determines whether or not the tip position of the first gauge G1 has reached the arrival position C1, and the tip position of the second gauge G2 (the position of the icon H) is the first gauge G1. It is determined whether or not the tip position has been reached. Further, the event processing unit 30f performs event success or failure processing based on the determination result of the determination unit 30e. In the present embodiment, when the first gauge G1 reaches the arrival position C1, the event success process is performed, and before the first gauge G1 reaches the arrival position C1, the second gauge G2 is moved to the first gauge G1. If this happens, event failure processing is performed.

[Event processing]
Next, the flow of event processing described above will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an overall flow of event processing in the present embodiment. First, when there is a predetermined attack on the predetermined enemy character N by the player character P, the control unit 30 determines whether or not damage due to the attack has been given to a predetermined part (step S1). When it is determined that the predetermined part has been damaged (Yes in Step S1), the control unit 30 accumulates a value corresponding to the damage in the above-described riding transition parameter (Step S2). The control unit 30 determines whether or not the value of the ride transition parameter has exceeded a predetermined threshold value (step S3). When the value of the boarding transition parameter does not exceed the threshold value (No in step S3), this event process ends.

  When the value of the boarding transition parameter exceeds the threshold value (Yes in step S3), the control unit 30 functions as the event generating unit 30c and generates a riding attack event. Then, the character control means 30b puts the player character P into a riding state where the player character P is positioned at a predetermined position on the enemy character N (step S4). At this time, the event generating means 30c starts event processing after shifting to the riding state.

  When the present embodiment is applied to an online game (multiplayer) in which a plurality of players make their player characters appear in the same virtual space S and act together, the player character of any player Regardless of whether or not P has made an attack that makes it possible to shift to the riding state, if the player character P of any player satisfies the riding condition, the player character P shifts to the riding state. It is good.

  When the state has shifted to the riding state, the control unit 30 executes event success / failure processing for performing success processing or failure processing of a riding attack event based on the first information and the second information (step S5). The event success / failure process will be described later. After the event success / failure processing, the control unit 30 ends the riding attack event and resets the value of the riding transition parameter (step S6). Further, the control unit 30 performs an update process on the threshold value of the boarding transition parameter (step S7). In the update process, when the event success process is performed in the event success / failure process, the control unit 30 increases the threshold value of the transit transition parameter by a predetermined value. On the other hand, when an event failure process is performed in the event success / failure process, the threshold value of the ride transition parameter is not updated. After such a threshold update process, the event process ends. Such event processing is performed every predetermined frame (for example, every frame). In the subsequent event processing, it is determined whether or not to shift to the riding state based on the threshold value after the update processing (steps S1 to S3). In this way, the threshold value for starting a riding attack event increases as the number of past event successes increases. As a result, the difficulty level increases each time the same event succeeds, so that even if the same event occurs a plurality of times, it is possible to produce an effect that gives the player a sense of achievement.

  In addition to or instead of increasing the threshold value of the transition parameter, it is also possible to uniformly increase the increase amount of the second gauge G2 described later in the subsequent event processing. When the threshold value is increased, an upper limit value may be set so that the threshold value is not increased from a predetermined value, or a value that increases according to the content of a successful event may be varied.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the event success / failure process shown in step S5 of FIG. First, when shifting to the riding state, the control unit 30 functions as the gauge display means 30d, and the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2 are located at predetermined positions on the game screen D as shown in FIG. A gauge frame that can be displayed (in FIG. 2, a gauge frame in which the left end is the second initial position B2 and the right end is the arrival position C1) G0 is displayed, and the first gauge is displayed on the gauge frame G0. G1 and the second gauge G2 are displayed such that the tips are located at the first initial position B1 and the second initial position B2, respectively.

  The second gauge G2 is displayed so as to be easily distinguished from the first gauge G1. For example, the second gauge G2 may be indicated by a color different from that of the first gauge G1, may be indicated by a thickness different from that of the first gauge G1, or may be indicated by a shape different from that of the first gauge G1. Alternatively, it may be indicated by an effect different from the first gauge G1 (for example, the whole gauge shines, the gauge explodes and disappears sequentially).

  As described above, in the riding state, the player character P can attack the enemy character N by the player performing the first operation. The first gauge G1 is set so as to increase based on the first operation information of the player. As shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the enemy character N has been attacked by the player character P (step T1). When there is an attack (Yes in Step T1), the gauge display means 30d increases the first gauge G1 by a predetermined amount in a predetermined direction as shown in FIG. 3 (Step T2). The amount to be increased may be changed according to the amount of damage given to the enemy character N, or may be the same amount regardless of the amount of damage. Specifically, the first gauge G1 has a predetermined parameter, and when the enemy character N is attacked by the player character P, the value of the parameter corresponding to the first gauge G1 increases. Has been.

  The control unit 30 functions as the determination unit 30e and determines whether or not the first gauge G1 has reached the predetermined arrival position C1 (step T3). The arrival position C1 is configured as a threshold value of the first gauge G1, and whether or not the first gauge G1 has reached the arrival position C1 depends on whether the parameter value of the first gauge G1 is equal to or greater than the threshold value. It is determined based on whether or not. When it is determined that the first gauge G1 has not reached the arrival position C1 (No in Step T3), the next attack by the player character P is awaited (Step T1). In this case, on the game screen D, the tip position of the first gauge G1 is located closer to the arrival position C1 than the tip position of the second gauge G2. When it is determined that the first gauge G1 has reached the arrival position C1 (Yes in Step T3), as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 30 functions as the event processing unit 30f and executes the event success process ( Step T4). In this case, on the game screen D, the tip position of the first gauge G1 reaches the reaching position C1 (the gauge frame G0 is filled with the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2), and the tip position of the second gauge G2 is It is located at a position separated from the arrival position C1. In the event success process of the present embodiment, the character control means 30b causes the enemy character N to fall and put it in a down state in which it is easy to receive an attack from the player character P. At this time, the gauge display means 30d also produces an effect that indicates that the enemy character N has gone down in the icon H at the tip of the second gauge G2. Thereafter, the gauge display means 30d erases the gauge frame G0, the first gauge G1, and the second gauge G2 from the game screen D.

  On the other hand, when there is no attack by the player character P on the enemy character N for a predetermined time in the riding state (No in step T1), the character control means 30b uses the enemy character N as a predetermined action used as the second information. Is performed (step T5). Specifically, the character control means 30b causes the enemy character N to perform a violent movement in an attempt to shake down the player character P. Then, the control unit 30 functioning as the gauge display means 30d increases the second gauge G2 based on the second information (steps T6 to T10). The second information includes an amount of increase per predetermined unit period (per predetermined number of frames) in addition to the above-described swing-off action of the enemy character N and the second operation information of the player at that time. obtain. In the present embodiment, the second gauge G2 increases or decreases the increase amount per predetermined unit period according to the presence or absence of the predetermined action by the enemy character N and the presence or absence of the player's second operation. Is set to

  Note that the amount of increase of the second gauge G2 may differ depending on the parameter value such as the type, state, and physical strength of the enemy character N, and the parameter value such as the state and physical strength of the player character P. For example, when the enemy character N is in a battle state or an anger state, or when the player character P has a predetermined state abnormality or has a physical strength equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value, The increase amount of the 2 gauge G2 can be set to increase.

  Similarly, the second initial position B2 with respect to the first initial position B1 also differs depending on the parameter value such as the type, state, and physical strength of the enemy character N and the parameter value such as the state and physical strength of the player character P. Also good. For example, when the enemy character N finds the player character P and is in an anger state in which parameters such as attack power and speed of the enemy character N are increasing even in a battle state in which the player character P is attacked or in a battle state Or, if the player character P has a predetermined state abnormality or has a physical strength equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, the second initial position B2 is closer to the first initial position B1 than usual. Can be set. By changing the relative position of the initial position (second initial position B2) in the second gauge G2 with respect to the initial position (first initial position B1) of the first gauge G1, the second gauge G2 can be moved in the same manner even if the amount of increase is the same. The period for reaching 1 gauge G1 can be changed.

  Further, the first initial position B1 itself may be different depending on the parameter value such as the type, state, and physical strength of the enemy character N and the parameter value such as the state and physical strength of the player character P. For example, when the level of the enemy character N is high, or when the player character P has a predetermined abnormality, the first initial position B1 and the arrival position C1 are set to be longer than usual. An initial position B1 can be set.

  As described above, by changing the initial positions B1, B2 and the increase amount based on the information on the player character P and the enemy character N, whether or not the event is successful also in one event and display in one gauge frame G0. The difficulty level can be changed in various ways.

  In the present embodiment, the second gauge G2 is basically controlled to increase with the passage of time. In addition to this, the second gauge G2 is controlled so that the amount of increase increases in accordance with the action of the enemy character N related to the event (dropping action), and the second operation of the player (the clinging action of the player character P). ) Is controlled so that the increase amount decreases. In addition, the “increase amount” in the present specification means an amount that the gauge increases per unit period, and when increasing the increase amount, the unit period may remain the same and the amount of increase of the gauge itself may be increased. It is also possible to shorten the unit period (to increase the speed at which the gauge increases).

  Further, the amount of increase with time, the amount that increases according to the action of the enemy character N, and the amount that decreases according to the clinging action of the player character P may be independent values. That is, for example, the increase amount with the passage of time per unit period is 10, the increase amount according to the action of the enemy character N is 5, and the decrease amount according to the clinging action of the player character P is set as -5. Assuming that the increase amount per unit period is 10 + 5 = 15 when the enemy character N swings down, 10 increases when the enemy character N does not swing down. When there is no swing-down action and there is a clinging action of the player character P, 10−5 = 5. Instead of this, the amount that increases according to the action of the enemy character N and the amount that decreases according to the clinging action of the player character P may be used as values that are multiplied by the increase amount over time. That is, for example, the increase amount with the passage of time per unit period is 10, the rate of increase according to the action of the enemy character N is 1.5, and the rate of decrease according to the clinging action of the player character P is 0. Assuming that 5 is set, the increase amount per unit period is 10 × 1.5 = 15 when there is a swing-down action of the enemy character N, and when there is no swing-down action of the enemy character N, 10. If there is no swinging-down action of the enemy character N, and there is a clinging action of the player character P, 10 × 0.5 = 5.

  Here, in the riding state, the player character P can take a clinging action by clinging to the enemy character N when the player performs the second operation. When the player character P does not attack the enemy character N for a predetermined time in the riding state (No in step T1), the control unit 30 takes the clinging action of the player character P against the enemy character N. It is determined whether or not (step T6). When the player character P is performing clinging behavior (Yes in step T6), the control unit 30 performs a process of reducing a predetermined clinging parameter (for example, a parameter indicating stamina or physical strength) of the player character P (step T7). ). When the clinging parameter of the player character P is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value (including 0), the control unit 30 prevents the player from taking a clinging action even if the player performs the second operation. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the game from stagnation by taking a clinging action all the time, and to produce a sense of urgency in the game. In addition, it is set so that it cannot attack during clinging behavior. As a result, in order to increase the first gauge G1, it is necessary to cancel the clinging action, so that it is possible to perform an effect rich in game characteristics.

  The control unit 30 determines the amount of increase of the second gauge G2 according to the action of the player character P during the clinging action of the enemy character N (steps T8 and T9). When the player character P is taking a clinging action, the control unit 30 decreases the increase amount of the second gauge G2 per predetermined unit period (predetermined number of frames) (step T8). On the other hand, when the player character P is not taking a clinging action (No in Step T6), the control unit 30 increases the increase amount of the second gauge 2 per predetermined unit period (Step T9). The increase / decrease in the increase amount of the second gauge G2 due to the presence / absence of the clinging action may be performed with respect to either the increase amount with the passage of time or the increase amount due to the swing-off action of the enemy character N. However, it may be performed for both.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the gauge display means 30d increases the second gauge G2 in the same direction as the increase direction of the first gauge G1, based on the increase amount determined in step T8 or step T9. (Step T10).

  In the flowchart of FIG. 8, the enemy character N's swing-down action is always performed for each predetermined number of frames (every determination in step T1). For example, whether the enemy character N performs the swing-down action. It is good also as determining by lottery etc. In this case, the amount of increase of the second gauge G2 is greatest when, for example, the player character P does not perform clinging action and the enemy character N performs swinging action, and the player character P performs clinging action. And the enemy character N does not perform the swing-down action is the next largest, the player character P performs the clinging action, and the enemy character N performs the swing-down action is the next largest, and the player character It is set as appropriate so that the smallest is the case where P performs the clinging action and the enemy character N does not perform the swinging action. In the present embodiment, the second gauge G2 does not increase when there is an attack by the player character P (when the process proceeds to Yes in step T1), but the second gauge G2 is also increased in this case. It is good. In this case, the amount of increase of the second gauge G2 may be made smaller than when there is no attack by the player character P (when No is reached in step T1).

  When increasing the second gauge G2, the icon H displayed at the tip may be changed. For example, the icon H may be illuminated or the color may be changed. Moreover, you may perform the effect which opens and closes the mouth in the icon H imitating the face of the enemy character N like this embodiment (it eats and advances the 1st gauge G1).

  The control unit 30 functions as the determination unit 30e and determines whether or not the second gauge G2 is equal to or higher than the first gauge G1 (whether or not the tip of the second gauge G2 has reached the tip of the first gauge G1). (Step T11). If it is not determined that the second gauge G2 is equal to or greater than the first gauge G1 (No in step T11), the next attack by the player character P is awaited (step T1). In this case, on the game screen D, the tip position of the first gauge G1 is located closer to the arrival position C1 than the tip position of the second gauge G2. On the other hand, when it is determined that the second gauge G2 is equal to or greater than the first gauge G1 (Yes in step T11), as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 30 functions as the event processing unit 30f and performs the event failure process. Execute (Step T12). In this case, on the game screen D, the first gauge G1 is entirely covered with the second gauge G2, and the first gauge G2 is not displayed.

  In the event failure process of the present embodiment, the character control means 30b shakes down the player character P in which the enemy character N is in the riding state, causing the player character P to take a disadvantageous posture. At this time, the gauge display means 30d also performs an effect (lights the icon H or changes the color) indicating that the first gauge G1 has been reached even with the icon H at the tip of the second gauge G2. Thereafter, the gauge display means 30d erases the gauge frame G0, the first gauge G1, and the second gauge G2 from the game screen D.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the first gauge G1 and the first gauge G1 are displayed on the first gauge G1 after shifting to the riding state in the riding attack event, and increase in the same direction as the first gauge G1. 2 gauge G2 is displayed on the game screen D. The first gauge G1 increases based on the player's first operation, and the second gauge G2 increases based on the player's second operation, the predetermined action of the enemy character N, and other information, and the amount of increase. Also changes. If it is determined that the first gauge G1 has reached the arrival position C1, event success processing is performed. If it is determined that the second gauge G2 has reached or exceeded the first gauge G1 before that, event failure processing is performed. Is done. In this way, while displaying one gauge frame G0 on the game screen D, the gauges G1 and G2 displayed there are a plurality of different elements (temporal elements such as the number of frames, actions of the player character P, and enemies. By changing (increasing) based on the action of the character N, etc., it is possible to suppress an increase in the occupancy rate of the gauge display area on the game screen D while informing the player of changes in the plurality of elements in an easily understandable manner. .

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements, changes, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2 in the present embodiment are displayed as rod-shaped gauges extending linearly from the initial positions B1 and B2, but in the present invention, the second gauge G2 is on the first gauge G1. As long as it is increased in the same direction, this is not restrictive. For example, the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2 may be displayed as circular gauges (gauges such that if the first gauge G1 increases clockwise, the second gauge G2 also increases clockwise). The display mode is not limited to a mode in which each gauge extends along the gauge frame G0 as in the above embodiment, but a gauge display frame including a plurality of icons having a predetermined shape, for example, may be set. In this case, based on the first information, the display of a predetermined number of icons is changed (for example, lit) to express the first gauge, and based on the second information, a predetermined number of icons displaying the first gauge are displayed. A setting in which the second gauge is expressed by changing (for example, blinking) the icon to a different display mode can be employed.

  In the above description, the case where one player plays an offline game (single play) is mainly exemplified. However, in the present invention, a plurality of players make their player characters appear in the same virtual space S, The present invention can also be applied to an online game (multiplayer) that acts together. For example, when a teammate character and an enemy character that are non-player characters as described above are present in the virtual space S together with such a plurality of player characters, the present invention can be applied to the action of the teammate character. it can.

  In the case of multiplayer, the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2 may be shared by a plurality of players. That is, it is possible to perform event processing such that each of a plurality of players performs a first operation to increase the common first gauge G1 to make one event successful. Also, in the riding attack event in the above embodiment, when the player character P of any player is in the riding state, the other player character P not in the riding state attacks the enemy character N, so that the first gauge The increase amount of G1 may be increased, the increase amount of the second gauge G2 may be decreased, or the second gauge G2 may be decreased. Further, the player characters P of a plurality of players may be able to enter the riding state at the same time. In this case, the player characters in the riding state may cooperate to increase the first gauge G1.

  In the above embodiment, the riding attack is described as an example of the predetermined event for displaying the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2. However, the event for displaying the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2 is not limited to this. I can't. Any event that can change multiple elements simultaneously can be used. For example, when the first enemy character captures the player character P and is escorted by a vehicle, a second enemy character that is hostile to both the first enemy character and the player character P rides on another vehicle. The display mode of the first gauge G1 and the second gauge G2 can also be used for an event in which the player character P breaks the door and escapes from the vehicle when one enemy character has been tracked.

  In this case, the first information for increasing the first gauge G1 includes the first operation information of the player for the player character P to hit the door, and the second information for increasing the second gauge G2. This information includes the distance between the second enemy character and the first enemy character. The distance is determined by an attack (shooting) of the second enemy character against the first enemy character, an attack (shooting) of the first enemy character against the second enemy character, or the first or first of the player character P. It changes due to an attack (shooting) on 2 enemy characters. When the first gauge G1 reaches the arrival position C1 in such an event, an event success process is performed in which the player character P breaks the door and escapes, and when the second gauge G2 reaches the first gauge G1, Event failure processing is performed in which the second enemy character catches up with the first enemy character, destroys the vehicle on which the first enemy character and the player character P ride, and the player character P is restrained by the second enemy character. Even in such an event, since a plurality of different elements can be displayed with one gauge display, the occupancy rate of the gauge display on the game screen D increases while the change of the plurality of elements is easily communicated to the player. Can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the event success process is performed when the first gauge G1 reaches the arrival position C1, and the event failure process is performed when the second gauge G2 becomes equal to or greater than the first gauge G1. However, the event success process may be performed when the second gauge G2 becomes equal to or greater than the first gauge G1, and the event failure process may be performed when the first gauge G1 reaches the arrival position C1.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example using 1st gauge G1 and 2nd gauge G2 was demonstrated as a 1st display body and a 2nd display body, a 1st display body is based on predetermined | prescribed 1st information. The second display body moves in a predetermined direction on the predetermined route from the first initial position, and the second display body is second on the same route as the first display body based on predetermined second information different from the first information. As long as it has a configuration that moves from the initial position in the same direction as the direction in which the first display body moves, the present invention is not limited thereto.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of the first display body and the second display body. FIG. 9A shows a first gauge G1 similar to that of the above embodiment as the first display body, but only the marker (icon in the above embodiment) H is displayed on the second display body. Then, when the icon H moves on the path of the first gauge G1 (gauge frame G0), the portion of the first gauge G1 through which the icon H has passed is erased together with the gauge frame G0 indicating the path (erased) (The frame is indicated by F).

  FIG. 9B shows a mode in which the marker J is also displayed at the tip of the first gauge G1. Other aspects are the same as in the above embodiment. In any case, the success or failure of the first gauge G1 is determined depending on whether the tip is located at the arrival position C1 or the second display body is located at the tip position. FIG. 9C shows a state in which the gauge is not displayed on any display body. In other words, the first display body is indicated by the first marker J, and the second display body is indicated by the second marker H. The first marker J and the second marker H are configured to move on the same route K.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the initial position B1 of the 1st display body and the initial position B2 of the 2nd display body showed the example located in a different position, the initial position B1 of the 1st display body and the 2nd display body were shown. The initial position B2 of the second display body may be the same position, or the initial position B2 of the second display body may be located at a position advanced from the initial position B1 of the first display body on the route. In these cases, the timing for moving the second display body is delayed from the timing for moving the first display body (the second display body is moved after the first display body exceeds the initial position B2 of the second display body). ) The initial position B1 of the first display body and the initial position B2 of the second display body may be determined randomly or may be changed according to a predetermined condition.

  Further, each of the first display body and the second display body may include movement in a direction opposite to the direction toward the arrival position C1 in the path of the first display body. For example, when the player character P is riding on the back of the enemy character N and the player character P is not attacking, the first display body moves in the opposite direction (the first gauge G1 decreases), or the player character When P attacks the enemy character N, the second display body may move in the opposite direction (the second gauge G2 decreases).

  Further, although the portable game device has been described in the present embodiment, the present invention can also be suitably applied to computers such as stationary game devices, mobile phones, and personal computers.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful for displaying a display body including a plurality of elements without increasing the occupation ratio of the display body displayed on the game screen in the game program and the game device.

30a Virtual space generation means 30b Character control means 30d Gauge display means (display body display means)
30e determination means 30f event processing means B1 first initial position B2 second initial position C1 arrival position G1 first gauge (first display body)
G2 Second gauge (second display)

Claims (8)

Computer
Virtual space generating means for generating a virtual space in which the player character acts,
Character control means for controlling the action of the player character;
When a predetermined event occurs, a first display body that moves in a predetermined direction on a predetermined route from a first initial position based on predetermined first information, and a predetermined different from the first information Display body display means for displaying a second display body that moves in the same direction as the first display body moves from a second initial position on the same route as the first display body based on the second information. ,
A determination unit that determines whether or not the first display body has reached a predetermined arrival position, and that determines whether or not the second display body has reached the position of the first display body; and the determination unit A game program that functions as event processing means for processing success or failure of the event based on the determination result.   The event processing means performs a success process of the event when it is determined that the first display body has reached the arrival position, and before the first display body reaches the arrival position, The game program according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that two display bodies have reached the first display body, failure processing of the event is performed. The first information includes first operation information of a player who operates the player character,
The game program according to claim 1, wherein the first display body moves based on first operation information of a player who operates the player character. The second information includes an action of a non-player character related to the event,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second display body moves with the passage of time, and the amount of movement increases according to the action of the non-player character related to the event.   2. The second display body is different in at least one of a movement amount and a second initial position relative to the first initial position according to at least one of a type and a state of a non-player character related to the event. The game program in any one of -4. The second information includes second operation information of a player who operates the player character,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second display body moves with time, and the amount of movement decreases according to the second operation information of the player. The event occurs when a value obtained by performing a predetermined attack on a predetermined part of the non-player character related to the event by the player character exceeds a predetermined threshold value,
Based on the occurrence of the event, the character control means sets the player character in a riding state at a predetermined position on the non-player character, and performs a predetermined attack by the player character against the non-player character in the riding state. Control to be possible,
The first display body moves based on an attack of the player character on the non-player character,
The event processing means includes a down state in which the non-player character is likely to receive an attack from the player character as a success process of the event when it is determined that the first display body has reached the arrival position. Control to be
The game program according to claim 1, wherein the threshold value increases as the number of successful events in the past increases. A program storage unit storing the game program according to claim 1;
A game apparatus comprising: a computer that executes a program stored in the program storage unit.

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